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<h1>numpy.random.BitGenerator.ctypes<a class="headerlink" href="#numpy-random-bitgenerator-ctypes" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>attribute</p>
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<dt id="numpy.random.BitGenerator.ctypes">
<code class="sig-prename descclassname">BitGenerator.</code><code class="sig-name descname">ctypes</code><a class="headerlink" href="#numpy.random.BitGenerator.ctypes" title="Permalink to this definition">¶</a></dt>
<dd><p>ctypes interface</p>
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<dt class="field-odd">Returns</dt>
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<dt><strong>interface</strong><span class="classifier">namedtuple</span></dt><dd><p>Named tuple containing ctypes wrapper</p>
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<li><p>state_address - Memory address of the state struct</p></li>
<li><p>state - pointer to the state struct</p></li>
<li><p>next_uint64 - function pointer to produce 64 bit integers</p></li>
<li><p>next_uint32 - function pointer to produce 32 bit integers</p></li>
<li><p>next_double - function pointer to produce doubles</p></li>
<li><p>bitgen - pointer to the bit generator struct</p></li>
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